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Harry Truman: I therefore, recommend that the authority derived from the Export Control Act be extended for a period of one year…

On the recordMarch 18, 1947
I therefore, recommend that the authority derived from the Export Control Act be extended for a period of one year beyond its present expiration date, June 30, 1947.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Export Controls.

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